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APPLIOATIOI ULS!) 1120.4. 1906.

949,438, Feb. 1.5, 1m.

y w, 1 'w/M JAMES W. PATTERSON,

F NEVI YORK. N. Y.

SINGLELACTION COIN-CGNTRULLl-ID MECHANISL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicntton tiled December 4, 1806.

To all whom i! may concern.'

Ile it known that I, Janes W. ln'rrianson,

n citizen of the United States, residing at. New Yok in the county ofNew York und State of ew York, have invented certiiin new and usefulImprovements in Single- Action Coin-Controlled Mechanism, of which thefollowing ia a specification.

.My invention relates to im rovements iii singe action coin controllemechanism. By single action, I refer to that ty of vending or rentingcoin-controlled mac ines which contain n single article or ncknge ofarticles to be sold or rented. In t is type of `machine, frequentcomplaint. has been made to the fact that. after a sale .has beeninside, the coin chute is free to receive u eeeond coin for which thedepositor does not receive value.

The object of iny invention is to prevent .the deposit of n coin in amachine of this ehlracter until the machine has been su plied with acommodity to be delivered in return for the coin de ited.

.A further ob'ect o my invention is to provide a signa ing devicewhereby an nttendant when duty it il to replenish the boxesfmny, by thesense'of touch determine whether or not 'th'e box is to be refilledthereby obviating the. necessity of manipulating the lock of the box toascertain whether or not it is empty; and with these and minor objectsin view my invention consists of the )arts and combination of parts miwill be ier'einnt'ter more fully pointed out nnd chuined.

Tn the drawings: Figure 1 is ii top plan view of a box and its doorshowing.y the coin chut-e open; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing tliccoin chute closed: nnd Fi 3 is n side elevation o! the box, und doorroken away embodying my invention.

1 represents n box of any approved eonstruction provided with thi` eoinehiitt- Q.-

and pn opening 3.

4 1s a slot or key-way formed in the top end of whit-h ai coiled sprintrH is wateil. tliil other rnd of tlir coil sprintf being :witted in nrecess t) fornirti in the top Structure of' the box.

l0 is nn indicator arm integral with :ind projecting ut right anglesfrom the. Glide 6 rind extending thronli the slot Ii to ii point beyondthe box nii its door as clearly shown in Fig. 8.

11 is an indicntor mounted on the slide 6 and shown in Fi 1 asconsisting: of tlie word Full and in Fig. 2 as consisting in the WordEmpty 12 is u door of suitable construction for boxes of this characterprovided with tlii` unnnl coin chute 13 which` when the door is inclosed poeition, registers with the eoiii slot 2 in the top of the box.'llie top edge of the door is provided with rrooves 1i :ind 15 adn )tedto receive the im icntor arni 1t) wlientlie door is closed.

When the attendant hns placed the parli4 nge. of goods in the box andbefore closing the saine. he inserts n key inillie niinill slot 4 shownin Fig. Il and pushes. the slide as' fiir iin it will zo as shown inFig. l. Now when the box in closed the indieiitor arm l0 enteral groove14, which will retain it in that position so long as the box is closed.The coin slot is open und the. word Full appears in the openin marked 8.l'f a coin is now inserted und t. ie knob turned as the box is opened,the spring 8, causes the slide (i to move us soon as released into theposition filiown in Fig. Q, and when the box is closed iifier using, theindicator erin enters groove and the word Eni ity appears in the openingmarked 8. he door is nutonuitieally closed by the spring one end ofwhich is fastened to the box and tliiI other to the door.

The position of the projet-thmr indicator nrln l() ennlilmi thenttelidnnt to deridint u glance whether tht` receptacle contain# goodi-A or not. rind its position may be readily aseei of the box andextending to ii point tit-,vond

the coin chute. with the slot 4.

5 in n slot extending from the front of the box nnd'merging into thoslot 4. said slot extending from the innermost end of the slot, 4. to apoint beyond the. middle of the voin slot 2.

6 is n slide slidnbly mounted in ithe slot 4 The. opening 3 registren:

l l l l and 'provided with a shoulder 7 against one tained by the senseof touch` Should thil box be locnted in a darli place.

When the number of boxes iii :i given theater nre taken intoconsideration, it will at once be apparent that the projection of theindicatingr arm beyond the structuriof the boxes is of materialassistance to the iiitendant whose duty is to see that eat-li tio.\ isreplenished after each performant-e. The nttenda'nt muy mss dow-n euelirow oiihnir` and by merely eeling for trie indii-:itiir erm.

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\ ters Patent is:

1. In a coin vending machine, the combination with a receptacle to holdgoods to be vended a door for said rece tacle, and means to close thecoin chute of t e machine after each gicriition of the machine and meanscarri by the door to lock said slot closin means 1n position.

2. n a coin-vendin machine, the combination with a i'eceptac e to-hcldgoods to be vended and a door for said receptacle, of means to close thecoin chute of the machine after sich :ignition of the machine, ninimeans carri b the door to lock said slot closinf means a each end of itsmovement.

8. n a coin-vending machine, the combination with a coin chute, areceptacle to hold goods to be vended, a door for said recept..- cle andooves in said door, of means to open an close said chute and adapted tobe locked at the limit of its movement by the grooves in seid door.

rmi-coin vending machine, the combination with the coin chute, areceptacle to hold goods to be vended, a door for said receptacle andgrooves in said door, of means to open and close said chute and adaptedto be locked n't the limit. of its movement by vengaggeiirient. with thegrooves 1n said door, and a special key to move said means in onedirection only.

5. In a coin vending machine, the combination with the coin slot, of nspring impolled slide nox-mall?" cloning,r the slot after each operationof t e machine, und ineens locking said slide in position to permit thelintroduction of a coin in said slot. l

6. In a coin vending machine, the conihition with tlm win #lot Aof.' :iHpiinig inipelled slide lnormally clos ng the slot :ifiei' nachoperation of the machine, a npcciulkoy to move the slide to o scid slotund means locking the slide -in t c position to which -it is moved bysuid key. i

7. In a sin le-action coin vending mitchine, the com inatioii with thecoin slot n receptacle to hohl goods iiiiil ii door oisiiid receptacle,of a slide to open or close Huid slot and means carried by the door lolock siiid slide at each end of its movement.

8. ln a single-action coin vending iii-ichine, the combination with acoin slot, n

receptacle to hold goods, n door and ineens i cedono in ainiov" 'i 'iiycosc ille dem wie. 22;. opereiion the machine, of s slide to open orclose acid slot, und means carried by the door '23o look said slide nteach end of 2tmovement'.

9. In n single-action coin vending me chine, the combination with a.receptacle if hold s. commodity, a door for said receptocle, grooves inone edge of said door. und 1i coin chute of a slide to elec-e siid open:mid chute, sai ooves heinu constructed and arran ed to ook the sli e inits open'snd close ition.

10. n a single action coin vending :nitcliinc, the combination with areceptacle o hold s commodity, a door for said receptacle, grooves inone edge of seid door, iiiid a coin chute, of a slide to open or closesaid chute and means carried by the slide to cngagc the grooves in saiddoor to loi-k the siii e iit each end of its movement.

11. In a single-notion coin vending mnehine, the combination with areceptucle, to hold an articlefto be Bold or rented, s door foi' saidreceptacle, -covers in one edge of the door, and a coin coute, of aslide to open oi close seid chiite, o signal carried by wid slide, nimeans on the slide to engage the grooves in said door to lock the slide:it euch end of itc movement.

1Q. ln a sin lo notion coin vending nmehine, the com ination with thecoin chulo, of n slide adapted to be moved nei-nes the chute to close itafter each operation of thi` machine, a lngv carried by the slide, non

strncted to be engaged by the door of the' machine, und thus locke-iagainst movenwnt.

13. In u single action coin vending:r miiirhinc, the com ination with nroccptnch io hold ii commodity to be sold or rented. :i door for saidreceptacle havin groove.y En one edge, a coin chute, of a sli e adapted'io clone said chiite, a signal carried by :nifl slide, a lug carriedby. the slide und constructed to engage the id g'i'cun'es to lool.- saidslide at each endof its movement.

14. In u. sin leaction coin vending mncliine, the com ination with areceptacle ioliold a commodity to be sold or rented, n door #or saidreceptacle having'grooven in one odge, n coin chiite, of n slidecoimi'ni'lwl to close said chiite, n signal carried by mid slide, s lngcarried by the slide und om Structcd 'lo engage the rmid gi-novos lolof'l: Suid slide el euch end oi iin movement :imi :i .w voxel lie)` tomove thv :dido to open ziii c inte. A

n iestinion whereof l unix my signatur. in presence o two .vincsses.

N. VAN LOAN.

